Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.9° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 11PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
18
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
18
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
17
0.1
NE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
5
6
5
12
12
12
5
11
10
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:34PM1.66m
11:51AM1.60m
00:19AM1.64m
12:43PM1.61m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.21m
5:45AM0.14m
5:57PM0.26m
6:30AM0.16m
6:49PM0.32m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
13
7
7
6
4
3
5
10
12
10
8
7
6
6
6
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
8
0
1
0
-2
-3
-1
4
8
6
4
3
2
2
3
6
6
6
4
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